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Mike Dias Wins PBA50 Northern California Classic Vernon Moody Blasted 300-810
by Jerry Schneider
BRENTWOOD, Calif. – Mike Dias
semifinal to advance to the title match.
“You know you’re going to have
At Lodi Lanes
LODI, NJ- Vernon Moody earned series of 810
of Lafayette, Colorado, defeated PBA your hands full trying to beat a great top game and set honors in the Brian Creeley rolled 257, Matt
Hall of Famer and fellow left-hander bowler like Parker,” said Dias, who Thursday Early Mix League firing Dunning 255, Dan Gulli 256, and
Parker Bohn III of Jackson, New advanced all the way from the cashers games of 231-300-279 for a high Jay Santander 248.
Jersey, 227-217, in the title match to round earlier in the day to take the top
win the PBA50 Northern California qualifying spot. “Even though he was
Classic presented by MOTIV at coming off a big game, I knew he was
Ross Robbins, Joe Conigiaro 300
Harvest Park Bowl for his third career going to have to adjust to some transi- At Maple Lanes RVC
PBA50 Tour title. tion. I thought it might take something ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Matt Slade 289, Len Ambruso
PBA photo
Dias, who was the top qualifier for Champion Mike Dias like 220 or 230 to win and it turned out Ross Robbins and Joe Conigliaro 288, Alby Pezzella 280, Mark
the stepladder finals, had trouble with to be close to that.” each fired a 300 game in the DeLuca and Warren Brown 279,
pin carry in the first half of the match leaving four nine Dias’ last PBA50 Tour win came in the 2014 PBA50 Monday 4 Man Classic League at Matthew Rose 276, and Thomas
counts in the first five frames, but after making what he Grants Pass Open but he did win the USBC Super Senior Maple Lanes RVC Handley 269.
called a minor adjustment, struck on the next four shots. Classic for players 60 and over in 2018 for his first PBA60 Anthony Vitucci blasted 299,
“I was getting to the pocket fine but needed to make a title.
small adjustment with my hand position,” said the 62-year- “I always thought I could win on the PBA50 Tour again,”
old Dias. “I started getting a little more aggressive by getting Dias added. “You just never know how many opportunities
Joseph Parisi Posted 300
my hand around the ball more at release and just moved one you’ll get but you try to make the most of every opportuni- At Majestic Lanes
board to the left to get a better angle and that helped solve ty like I was able to do today.”
HOPELAWN, NJ - Joseph Parisi Mark Masucci rolled 237-279-
the carry problem.” In a match between two hall of famers, five-time PBA50
led the scoring in the Friday Night 235-751, Anthony Angotti 211-
After striking on his first shot of the 10th frame, Bohn, try- Tour winner Norm Duke of Clermont, Florida, beat 2017
Classic League at Majestic Lanes 278-231-720, Ellis Pascal 235-
ing for his fifth career PBA50 Tour title, had an opportunity PBA50 Miller Lite Players Championship winner Bryan
blasting games of 246-228-300 for 230-214-679, and Eric Cutrona
to win the match with another strike on the second shot of Goebel of Shawnee, Kansas, in the opening stepladder
a high series of 774 258.
the frame but left a solid 7 pin which gave Dias the victory. match 268-212. In the second match, Pavone, making his
Bohn, who qualified second for the finals, beat No. 3 qual- first championship round appearance, beat Duke 245-228 to TC Cunningham Slammed 300
ifier Skip Pavone of San Jose, California, 280-256, in the advance to the semifinal against Bohn.
At Farmingdale Lanes
Shayna Ng Wins 2019 PWBA Sonoma County Open FARMINGDALE, NY - TC Jonnae Greaves 278, Amefika
by Terry Bigham of Ng to take the top seed for the Cunningham fired a 300 game in Greaves 268, Rodney Joiner 266,
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – Shayna stepladder finals. Ng finished sec- the Tuesday Early Birds League at Nathaniel Fuller 259-257, and
Ng spent each round of the 2019 ond in each of the four rounds over Farmingdale Lanes. Anthony Coleman 254.
Professional Women’s Bowling the last two days, Steven Coleman rolled 287,
Association (PWBA) Sonoma “Finally, on the last one,” Ng said
County Open trying to catch tourna- about catching Parkin. “She bowled
Ben Gregoretti Hammered 300
ment leader Missy Parkin, without great all week and was very, very At Maple Lanes RVC
success. consistent. I had my ups and downs,
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Al Digangi and Ed Boremski
Ng had one last chance as she but when it comes down to just one
Ben Gregoretti fired a 300 game in rolled 277, Ken Bruce 276, and
faced Parkin in the title match at final game, it’s really anybody’s
the Wednesday Early Mens Steven Friedman 258.
Double Decker Lanes and took full game and I was fortunate to have
League at Maple Lanes RVC.
advantage of the opportunity by matched up to the lanes better and
striking on her first seven shots in a earlier.”
259-237 victory to claim her second Champion Shayna Ng
PWBA photo
While Ng was striking on her first Brian Pawelek 300 at Majestic Lanes
PWBA title. seven shots in the title match, Parkin HOPELAWN, NJ - Brian Pawelek Jose DeLaBarrera rolled 246-
BowlTV.com provided live cover- had a 10 pin wiggle, but not fall in earned top honors in the JEMMS 255-695, Lisa Columbus 245-212-
age of the event. the second frame, picked up a 2-8 leave in the fifth Family League at Majestic Lanes 648, Daniel Pawelek 239-228-
Parkin, from Laguna Hills, California, was domi- and a single-pin spare in the seventh. firing games of 300-203-214 for a 644, Rich Funk III 209-237-644,
nant throughout the event, finishing 288 pins ahead See PWBA Page 2 high series of 717. Logan Miller 234.
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PWBA Continued from Page 1
“I bowled really well all week long, was happy with my execution, and
the last game I threw all the shots really well,” Parkin said. “That’s all
you can do. Shayna bowled really well in the stepladder finals and all
week long.”
As the No. 2 seed, Ng averaged 263 in her two matches of the steplad-
der. In the semifinal against No. 3 seed Stefanie Johnson of McKinney,
Texas, Ng closed out the match with seven strikes. She was quite aware
she was on a run of 14 consecutive strikes over the two matches.
“There were nerves,” said Ng, who won the 2018 PWBA Las Vegas
Open. “I was really, really quite nervous. But I guess I managed to over-
come it.”
Johnson made the semifinals match with a 227-179 victory over
Valerie Bercier of Spring Lake, Michigan. Bercier couldn’t convert a 2-
10 split in the second fame and Johnson stayed clean in the victory.
The stepladder was the PWBA Tour’s fifth of the season – a total of 21
spots – and once again each of the stepladder participants were making
their first finals appearance of the season. No bowler has made two
stepladder finals in 2019.
Ng won’t have a chance to make another stepladder as she will return
to Singapore with the rest of the team. The Singapore national team has
been on the PWBA Tour for the last five weeks as part of their training
for the Singapore Open.
“It’s been a long trip, but it is sweet to go back with this win,” Ng said.
Chris Aponte 300 at Majestic Lanes
HOPELAWN, NJ - Chris Aponte fired a 300 game along with 268-206
for a 774 series in the Saturday Night Strike Nation League at Majestic
Lanes.
Havel Wright III rolled 279-253-256-788, Marcel Danley 241-277-
226-744, Gene W Foust 255-245-235-735, Brian K. McAdams 212-299-
223-734, and Dean E. Edwards 238-278-213-729.
June 19 - 25, 2019
PBA Tour Heats Up Again with Start of Summer Tour in Lubbock
Incentive-packed touring program will be livestreamed in its entirety by FloBowling
By Bill Vint in the FloBowling Invite will be $25,000 and all partici-
CHICAGO – After a modest break to catch its collective pants in the event will cash;
breath, the 2019 Go Bowling! Professional Bowlers • The inaugural PBA China Tiger Cup will award
Association Tour returns to action June 28-30 at South the top eight PBA Summer Tour points leaders with
Plains Lanes in Lubbock, Texas, with an incentive- expenses-paid trips to Shanghai, Nov. 19-21, for a 16-
packed 10-event PBA Summer Tour that will be player singles event including eight Chinese bowlers,
livestreamed in its entirety by PBA’s online streaming and a separate USA vs. China team match. All players
partner, FloBowling. will cash in the PBA Tiger Cup singles event which
From late June through August, with a finale in offers a $20,000 first prize, and in the team event the
September, the Go Bowling! PBA Summer Tour will winning five-player team will divide $15,000.
visit Lubbock; Houston, Texas; Chesapeake, Virginia; The PBA Summer Tour events will be open to non-PBA
Wilmington, North Carolina; Middletown, Delaware; members as well as members, but non-members will not
Coldwater, Ohio, and Aurora, Illinois before wrapping be eligible for any of the special events or bonus prizes.
up in Austin, Texas. Points earned during the PBA Summer Tour will also
During the summer series, EJ Tackett and Anthony count toward 2020 DHC PBA Japan Invitational and
Simonsen will both have opportunities to defend two 2020 PBA Tour Finals eligibility, as well as figuring into
titles won in 2018. Tackett and partner Liz Johnson won consideration for the end-of-season Player and Rookie of
the Storm PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer the Year awards.
Mixed Doubles event in Houston, and Tackett also won For PBA Tour rookies, the Summer Tour also means a
the PBA Bear Open in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Simonsen will resumption of the 2019 Bowl4life PBA Rookie Watch
defend titles in Middletown, where he won the Gene points competition, which will strongly influence Rookie
Carter’s Pro Shop Classic, and in the PBA Wolf Open, a of the Year voting at year’s end. USBC Masters runner-
part of the 2019 PBA Summer Swing that will move up Mykel Holliman of Collierville, Tenn., is the compe-
from Tulsa to Aurora in August. tition points leader among rookies followed by Kenneth
The 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Summer Tour will have Ryan of Farmingdale, N.J., and Patrick Hanrahan of
its own points list, with enticing and historic bonus Wichita, Kan. The 2019 PBA Rookie of the Year will
incentives involving three inaugural competitions serv- receive a $2,500 bonus from Chuck Gardner’s
ing as top story lines throughout the Tour: Bowl4Life Foundation and the foundation will donate an
• The inaugural USBC Cup will reward the top five additional $2,500 to a youth bowler scholarship in the
players in PBA Summer Tour points with bonus cash ROY’s name.
prizes, including $20,000 to the points leader; All Summer Tour tournaments except the Aurora Open
• The inaugural FloBowling PBA ATX Invite will and the end-of-season FloBowling PBA ATX Invite will
award berths into a special event for the top eight PBA be Tier 3 events under the PBA’s Tier 1-2-3 points sys-
Summer Tour points leaders at Dart Bowl in the home- tem. The Aurora Open will be a Tier 2 event. The PBA
town of FloSports, Austin, Texas, on Sept. 21. First prize ATX Invite will be a non-points, non-title special event.
PBA SUMMER TOUR SCHEDULE (USBC CUP POINTS SERIES)
June 28-30 - PBA Lubbock Sports Shootout (Tier 3 event), South Plains Lanes, Lubbock,
Texas (new event).
July 25-28 - Storm PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles (Tier 3
event), Copperfield Bowl, Houston, Texas (defending champions EJ Tackett/Liz Johnson).
Aug. 9-11 - PBA Harry O’Neale Chesapeake Open (Tier 3 event), AMF Western Branch,
Chesapeake, Va. (defending champion from 2017, Dick Allen).
Aug. 12-14 - PBA Wilmington Open (Tier 3 event), Ten Pin Alley Family Fun Center,
Wilmington, N.C. (defending champion Cristian Azcona).
Aug. 16-18 – PBA Gene Carter’s Pro Shop Classic (Tier 3 event), Mid-County Bowling
& Entertainment Center, Middletown, Del. (defending champion Anthony Simonsen).
Aug. 21-23 - PBA Bowlerstore Classic presented by Moxy’s Xtra Pair (Tier 3 event), Pla-
Mor Lanes, Coldwater, Ohio (defending champion Jakob Butturff).
Aug. 24-31 - FloBowling PBA Summer Swing (PBA Wolf, Bear and Aurora Open),
Parkside Lanes, Aurora, Ill. (PBA Wolf Open, a Tier 3 event, defending champion Anthony
Simonsen; PBA Bear Open, a Tier 3 event, defending champion EJ Tackett; PBA Aurora
Open, a Tier 2 event, defending Tulsa Open champion Stuart Williams).
Sept. 21 - FloBowling PBA Summer Tour Finals: FloBowling PBA ATX Invite, Dart
Bowl, Austin, Texas (new event).
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Katelyn Abigania Bowling on “Live With Kelly and Ryan”
By Matt Cannizzaro
Bowling got some great exposure on the
daytime “Live With Kelly and Ryan” pro-
gram recently.
Joe LaSpina and his team from Maple
Family Centers set up a lane in the pro-
gram’s New York studio, and 2018 Junior
Gold Championships U12 winner Katelyn
Abigania of San Diego, Calif., showed the
hosts how to knock down the pins.
Katelyn's appearance came on
Wednesday morning, on the bowling lane
that was specially installed in the studio by
Maple Family Centers to allow her to
show off her skills and give tips to the
show's hosts - Kelly Ripa and Ryan
Seacrest.
"I just wanted everything to flow
smoothly, and it did, and I especially did-
n't want to throw a gutter on TV," Katelyn
said after her appearance. "I actually was stunned the whole
time and couldn't really believe I was there. The advice I
gave them was just to hit their targets, and it worked, for
Ryan at least, because he threw a strike."
Though her recent television appearance wasn't her first
time on national TV, it did mark the first time Katelyn or her
father had been to New York City.
It was the latest addition to the
growing list of places bowling has
taken her.
The bright lights and fast pace
of Times Square were far differ-
ent than the sun-soaked streets of
San Diego she's used to, and a
wide-eyed Katelyn carefully
walked around looking at the
many storefronts, billboards and
advertisements, making a mental
checklist of all the things she
wanted to see and do during her
few days in the Big Apple.
Prior to arriving, her main goal
was to see the Statue of Liberty,
and she mentioned early in the
trip that she'd long been interested in the hit Broadway show,
Hamilton.
With countless other shows and attractions to consider, the
only logical thing to do was talk it through over her first
slice of authentic New York thin-and-crispy-crusted pizza.
Folded.
"New York is so pretty, and everything is so big and
crowded and luxurious, but I couldn't imagine living in a
city like this," Katelyn said. "I've gotten to see so many cool
places, and I found out from traveling for bowling that I love
seeing new places. Now, whenever I go out of my home-
town, it's also like a vacation to me. Even if the bowling can
be stressful, I still try to enjoy the vacation part of it."
Jonathan Abigania took it all in as well, dodging fellow
tourists, street performers and vendors, traditional New York
City taxi cabs and solicitors offering everything from show
tickets to guided bus tours.
Through all the excitement over the past year, even in the
blinding sparkle of New York City, he has reminded Katelyn
and her two brothers to remain humble and grateful and gra-
cious on the lanes, in victory and defeat.
"Before my daughter even went
on TV as the No. 2 player, we were
told her life was going to change,
but at that time, I wasn't really able
to process it," Jonathan Abigania
said. "We've been seeing it since,
with the TV viewings and different
opportunities, but even while it's
happening, it's sometimes still hard
to process. This trip right here has
been a great experience for me and
Katelyn, and we feel so blessed and
appreciative for the chance to be in
New York and on the show."
Bowling is something the retired
U.S. Marine started doing just for
fun, but it has turned into a family
passion, full of disciplined practices
and long car rides to tournaments and other events.
Along with Katelyn trying to defend her title at the 2019
Junior Gold Championships, plus find success at the
Bowling.com Youth Open Championships and help her
team win a national title at the USA Bowling National
Championships presented by Sixlets, her 14-year-old broth-
er Joshua also will be among the more than 4,000 young
bowlers competing in eight Detroit-area bowling centers
next month.
"We started bowling as a family, but just for fun, and the
kids made it into a sport," Abigania said. "We trained and
trained, and being here today is a result of that. I believe they
have what it takes, and if they continue working hard, I think
they can accomplish even more."
June 19 - 25, 2019
Ultimately, for right now at least,
Katelyn would like to find similar suc-
cess on the Professional Women's
Bowling Association Tour. Among the
PWBA Tour stars she looks up to are
Poland's Daria Pajak and New York's
Danielle McEwan.
Oh, and Josie Barnes of Nashville,
Tennessee, a three-time PWBA Tour
champion and the associate head
women's bowling coach at Vanderbilt
University, the school Katelyn would
like to attend to prepare her for her back-
up career as a prosecuting attorney.
"It has been a long and stressful year at
times since winning at Junior Gold, but
I'm very thankful for all of it," Katelyn
said. "If this is the beginning of who I am
and what I want to do, then I'm already
on a good path. I'd like to compete on the
PWBA Tour someday, and that might change, but for now,
that's a goal. And being on Team USA."
Katelyn's success in 2019 includes winning the U12 girls
title at the California edition of the Pepsi USBC Youth
Championships, a Storm Youth Championships U12 title
and a Storm Youth Championships All-America selection.
The 2019 USA Bowling National Championships will be
the first national event of the summer for Katelyn, as com-
petition gets underway July 11. Her four-player team won
one of the 16 regional qualifiers. The victory came in Las
Vegas in February.
The 2019 Youth Open Championships will run over three
weekends in July, and qualifying at the Junior Gold
Championships will begin July 15. The event again will con-
clude on CBS Sports Network, as champions are crowned in
four age-based categories (girls and boys in each) - U12,
U 1 5 ,
U17 and
U20.
" I
think I'm
p r e -
pared,
but I'm
going to
go home
and work
s o m e
more on spare shooting and target hitting and make sure I'm
ready to do the best I can in Detroit," Katelyn said. "This
past year has been a lot of fun, but it's important to keep
working hard and trying to get better. I'm excited to defend
my title, and it's my last time in U12, so I want to do well
again."
In last year's three-player stepladder final, Katelyn won a
153-135 nail-biter against Saphyre Nofuente of Rocklin,
California, and then went on to top Karina, 200-159, in the
championship match.
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THE MAGIC AT MAJESTIC First Lady Unveils Newly Renovated White

Jay Gomez 823 House Bowling Alley
HOPELAWN, N J - Jay Gomez topped the scoring in the Middlesex County Classic League fir- By Gianmarc Manzione
ing games of 279-278-266 for a high series of 823. If Bowlers Journal’s previous reporting on First Lady Melania Trump’s affection
Mickey Endress rolled 286-226-235-747, Rocco Fortunato 268-257-218-743, Kevin Adriano for bowling did not convince you that the sport has friends in high places, consider
234-246-263-743, Mark Simon 279-237-227-743, Chris Fisher 269-234-236-739, and Rob the First Lady’s most recent overture to tenpins.
Sevilla 269-256-211-736. Recently many media outlets around the world ran news of the new renovation of
Joe Gramiak 794 the White House Bowling Alley, a single-lane lounge first installed under the Nixon
HOPELAWN, NJ - Joe Gramiak topped the scoring in the Premiere Pro Shop Sunday Trios Administration in 1973 under the White House’s North Portico entrance. (This is
League firing games of 278-279-237 for a high series of 794. not to be confused with the separate White House bowling center installed in 1947
John Fylpczuk rolled 267-259-228-754, Aaron Williams 266-289-750, Chris Fisher 278-248- in the West Wing under the Truman administration, which subsequently was moved
215-741, Brandon Micewicz 279, and Michael Bowler 248-277-214-739. to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in 1955.)
Pat Moreno 711 Mrs. Trump oversaw the project with help from the Bowling Proprietors’
HOPELAWN, NJ - Pat Moreno led the scoring in the Monday Night Mixed League firing Association of America, then unveiled the establishment’s sleek new look by taking
games of 254-268 for a high series of 711. the children of Secret Service agents on a bowling outing there on April 30. The
John Baginsky rolled 226-236-205-667, Brian Balint 215-257-664, and John Baginsky, Jr 213- center had last seen a renovation in 1994, when it got a makeover during the Clinton
227-202-642. years.
In the Merck League Pete Zafian rolled 227, and Nick Holiday 225.

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NBC4 Washington reported that the “renovation was a major departure from the
original design, and the First Lady led the effort to restore the original wooden lane
while also updating electrical wiring, mechanics and the interior design.”
That interior design includes navy blue chesterfield sofas and walls lined with
large photos of some of Mrs. Trump’s official trips as First Lady, such as her tour of
Africa last fall. A screen on one wall and another on the masking unit area over the
lane feature what has become Mrs. Trump’s signature phrase as First Lady, “Be
Best,” which is part of the campaign against cyber-bullying she announced a year
ago.
Only $20.00 Per Month! Each of the children who participated in the unveiling wore white shirts printed
with the phrase, and they bowled with sparkling new balls — some red, some white,
and some blue — each printed with an image of the White House and the words,
G#/'5'4#;WT 8'4;&#;^ “The President’s House.”
The White House’s official Twitter feed announced the unveiling on May 1, tweet-
ing, “First Lady Melania Trump welcomed the children of her Secret Service detail
Offer Valid June, July, & August to the White House this week to enjoy the newly renovated and restored White
House Bowling Alley!” The tweet concluded with a bowling-themed emoji.
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That tweet served up the latest reminder of the First Lady’s ongoing support for
EĂŵĞ͗ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺWŚŽŶĞ͗ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ bowling. On April 2 last year, Mrs. Trump arranged for bowling to be part of the
annual Easter Egg Roll, a tradition started in 1878 with the Rutherford B. Hayes
ĚĚƌĞƐƐ͗ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ administration. The South Lawn featured large, inflatable bowling pins that children
mowed over with bouncing balls.
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had taken her son Barron to Bowlero Chelsea Piers in New York City to celebrate
his 11th birthday on April 11, 2017. The New York Post reported at the time that
Barron appears to dig this bowling thing, as he “got super competitive with the
bowling scores.”
So, make that not one, but two friends in high places.
6 SPORTS REPORTER June 19 - 25, 2019
AT FARMINGDALE LANES Joe Joselson Tops Hankel Classic
Elmo Reavis 299 By John Jennings with 80 ½ points. Second through sixth place went to
FARMINGDALE, NY - Elmo Reavis led the scoring in the Epic Edge HOWELL, NJ - Joe Joselson, Team 7 tossed high game Team 7, Get Webzy, Fifth Man, Team 13, and Who’s
Trios League firing a high game of299. of the session with a 279 along with all his teammates Your Daddy.
Derek James rolled 289, Anthony D'Elia 279, TG Gregg 277, and bowling above average to finish in second place for the In the Two-Game Baker Format Championship,
Michael Erb and Mike Riersen 268, and Rob Gotterdam and Scott Kepft Second Half. On the other hand, Vinny D’Ambrosio Mean Gene Machine, the first half Champions, loss
267. knocked out a 712 series to move up Destino’s Pizza game one, but were able to dominate game two and win
Jim Ruccione 280 one place in the standings. Scoring was stingy as only the match by total score for the two games.
one other 700 series was thrown by Mike Conti on For the Captain-selected All-Star Team 21 bowlers
FARMINGDALE, NY - Jim Rucione rolled a high game of 280 in the
Mean Gene Machine. Next high was Jeff Warbet of the received votes. The League’s Bowler of the Year is Bob
Epic/Maple Foursome League
Korner Kings with a 698. Most above average for the Dail, Jr. (R.F.E.) with 58 points, and the three other All-
Chris Paroly rolled 279, John Conrad 278, Rob Figgers 269-269, Gary
night was Gene Parisi with a 645 at 93 POA. Top Stars are Vinny D’Ambrosio (Destino’s Pizza) at 48
Haines and Ramon Carcamo 268, and Anthony D'Elia 267.
Women scores were Leslie Bohn 237-643, Jackie points, Michael Blum (Bounty Hunters) 36 points, and
Koppell, Flomen 279 Valanzano 227, and Janine Smith 224. Mike Fogarty (Radical Rita’s) with 31 points. Tied for
FARMINGDALE, NY - Craig Koppell and Scott Flomen each fired a For the Second Half, Big Ballers with Jerry Gringoli, fifth place are two other previous All-Stars, Jim Rogers
high game of 279 in the Wednesday Men Handicap League. Joe Ingram, Sal Croce and Bob Rogers finished first (Get Webzy) and Brian Larson (R.F.E.).
Shawnee Barrett rolled 267, Salvatore Ronzino 266, Anthony Fusco and
Anthony Gatterdam 258, and Sean Mott, Michael Ninivaggi and John
Bergen 257.
Baron, Buzzonetti 279
FARMINGDALE, NY - Paul Baron and Chris Buzzonetti each fired a
high game of 279 in the Monday Night Fourplay League.
Dom Steed shot 266, Matt DeGroff 258, Linda Stephanopoulos 256, and
Danny Schrafel 248.
Al Spano 279
FARMINGDALE, NY - In the Saturday Nite Fun League Al Spano
rolled 279, Keith Davis 252, and Andy Greco 247.
Stanley Kimrolled 222, and Anthony Schiano 211 in the Friday Teens
League
Nicholas Fina rolled 234, and Joseph Kessler 199 in the Sunday
Adult/Junior League.
Doug Quaranto 279
FARMINGDALE, NY - Doug Quaranto fired a high game of 279 in the
Wednesday Party League.
Lloyd Hasluck shot 235, Robert Schoendorf 233, and Daniel Scime 227.
In the Tuesday Ladies League Janet Stone rolled 192, Suzanne Katz
191, and Donna Ton 188.
In the Friday Sunshine Kids League George DiSalvo rolled 203, and Joe
Mule 202.
Peter Mocker 278
FARMINGDALE, NY - Peter Mockller rolled 278, Mike Walsh 247 and
Ronnie Simon 232 in the Sunday Vacation League.
In the Sunday Adult/Junior League Louis Gravino rolled 235, and
Stephan Diaczun, Sr 199.
Ron Moskow, Steve Frierman 267
FARMINGDALE, NY - In the Thursday Businessmen League Ron
Moskow and Steve Frierman rolled 267, Mike McKeon 257, and Robert
Weinstein 255.
In the Thursday Goodtimers League Ralph Caruso and Eddie Escobedo
rolled 236, TimJackson233, and Dale Alberino and Ben Greco 231.
Khayri Welch 263
FARMINGDALE, NY - Khayri Welch rolled 263, Kenny Simon 254-
247, Roger Herrscer 247, and Thomas O'Malley 246 in the Tuesday Nite
Owls League.
Irwin Tarlow rolled 221-204, Steve Swersky 212, and Tom Ferrro 207-
202 in the Thursday Green Men League.
Paulette Miller rolled 161, Bob Junge and Ethel Levine 158 in the
Monday Seniors League.
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PBA Regional Dates
• PBA Regional tournaments on tap for the June 21-23 weekend include the PBA50 Ned Micelli Memorial
presented by Ebonite at Herrill Lanes in New Hyde Park, N.Y.; the Pro Bowl West Central/Midwest Challenge
presented by Ebonite for non-title winners in Fort Wayne, Ind.; the PBA50 Sand Hills South Open at Sand
Hills Bowling Center in Aberdeen, N.C., and the PBA/PBA50 Epicenter Northwest/West Open doubleheader
in Klamath Falls, Ore.
• Closing out the June PBA Regional calendar will be the PBA-PBA50 John Kontos Memorial
Midwest/Central Doubles Open at Town & Country Lanes in Joliet, Ill., and the Century Lanes Hampton
South Open in Hampton, Va.
● For complete PBA Regional schedules, rules and entry information, visit pba.com, open the “schedules”
tab and click on PBA Regional Tours to find the event(s) in your area…and remember, you can follow “live
scoring” for all PBA Regional events on pba.com (easily accessible for Apple and Android device users using
the PBA app).
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AT MAPLE LANES RVC
Charlie Harris 288
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Charlie Aris topped the scor-
ing in the Wednesday Night Mixed League firing a high
game of 288.
Willie Fessler rolled 259, Mike Levitan 258, Terry Boyle
and Mario Parano 257, and Stanley Cummings 250.
Pete Morreale 279
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Pete Morreale fired a high
game of 279 in the Oceanside Knghts of Columbus League.
Phil Schaffer rolled 267, Jimmy Kampuries 263, and Sal
Palmeri and Anthony Parziale 257.
Sheila Weissman rolled 180, Susan Coren 177, and Mary
Pat Murphy 172 in the Tuesday Long Beach Catholics
League.
Thomas Romanelli 268
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - Thomas Romanelli rolled
268, Charles Johnson 258-253, Brandon Warthan 257, and
Henry Clay 255 in the Thursday Senior Birds League.
Gordon Ng 268
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - In the Wednesday AM Trios
League Gordon Ng rolled 268, Derrick Griffin 267, Bob
Schiavone 255, and Ed Fontera 244.
In the Saturday Scholarship League Mekhi Michael and
Taylor Lee rolled 216, Morgan Winchell 206, and James
Randazza 192.
Sean McGinn 243
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - In the Thursday El Cheapo
Mixed League Sean McGinn rolled 243, Nick Lituchy 237,
and John LaBau, Sr 216.
Patrice Nolan 231
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY - In the Rockvilles League
Patrice Nolan rolled 231, Erica Gershkowitz 229, and
Gloria Gelmonte 224.
Cherilyn DePalma rolled 192, Jeannie Polacco 186, and
Dawn Waldhof 185 in the Monday Classic League
June 19 - 25, 2019
Milestones at USBC
Open Championships
The 50-Year Club at the USBC Open Championships got four
new members this week, while one competitor made his 55th
appearance on the tournament lanes.
Stanley Schoenfeld of San Antonio and Tom Slezak of
Sullivan, Missouri, made the ceremonial walk down the approach
at the South Point Bowling Plaza and into the 50-Year Club on
May 29.
Herman Prakken of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, added his name to
the list May 30, and Thomas Hart of Morgantown, West Virginia,
was recognized for his 50th year of participation June 3.
Raymond Jensen of Greenwood, Indiana, became the newest
member of the 55-Year Club at the Open Championships on June 3.
On the lanes, Slezak, a 66-year-old right-hander who competed
for the 50th consecutive time, finished his 2019 Open
Championships campaign with a 1,663 all-events total. That
included a 568 series in doubles, 563 in team and 532 in singles.
In 50 years on the championship lanes, he has knocked down
84,706 pins for a 188.2 career average.